Sanitary hospital pad



May 7, 1929. J. MAU SSER SANITARY HOSPITAL PAD Filed April 5, 192aINVENTOR MW ATTORNEY Patented May 7, 1929.

JOSEPH MAUSSER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

SANITARY HOSPITAL PAD.

Application filed April 3, 1928, Serial No. 266,893, and in AustriaApril 4, 1927.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved sanitary,convenient cellularpad suitable especially for use 1n hospitals orsanitariums when it is desired to give treatments to one or more partsof a patients body, said treatments consisting of hot air, cold air,steam, hot water, cold water, electric light, or electric heat. By theuse of this pad any such treatments may be given without moving ordisturbing the patient and it is especially suited to a quick changefrom one treatment to another such as alternate hot and cold waterapplications which would merely require opening and closing thenecessary valves.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a pad made according tothis invention, suitable for use on top of a regular bed.

Fig. 2 shows a modification including a bed spring in the structure.

Fig. 3 is a cross section showing details of construction.

Fig. 4- is a cross section showing a variation.

Fig. 5 is a detail of a damper.

This hospital pad is made of moulded rubber or other flexible waterproofsubstance.

The form shown in F i 1 which is adapted to be used on top of anordinary bed, springs and mattress has longitudinal channels 1 extendingthe entire length thereof below the uppersurface thereof and has spacedopenings '2 from said channels to said upper surface. In said channels 1inserts 8 may be introduced or withdrawn at any desired location withoutdisturbing the patient reclining on the pad. Said inserts 3 may betubing having apertures on the upper side suitable for discharging orspraying upon the patient cold air, warnrair, cold Water, hot water orsteam as desired, or the inserts may be electrical heating or lightingunits or other such devices.

The pad is constructed with similar transverse channels 4 intersectingthe longitudinal channels 1 but preferably not penetrating the sidewalls 5 of the pad for the following purpose. Where liquid treatmentsare being given the surplus liquid may traverse the channels and escapeas at the foot of the bed through the longitudinal channels into areceptacle provided for the purpose but is prevented from escapingpromiscuously at the sides of the bed by the ends of the transversechannels being closed.

Especially for general treatments of hot or cold air the form shown inFig. 2 is provided with a rubber enclosure 6 attached as by cement tothe lower margin 7 thereof. Said enclosure 6 contains a spring fabric 8and its supporting frame 9. closure 6 a rubber hose 10 is attachedthrough which air may be forced and'find escape through holes 11 in thebottom of the pad preferably at the intersections of the To said en- 1face of the ribs 16 may be varied as by serrating (17) or by mushrooming(l8) them.

I claim:

1. A hospital pad consisting of resilient material traversed byintersecting longitudinal and transverse channels below the uppersurface thereof and having spaced openings from said channels to said uper surface adapted for the discharge of uid from said channels throughsaid openings.

2. A hospital pad consisting of resilient material traversed byintersecting channels below the upper surface thereof and havingopenings from the intersections of said channels to said upper surface.

3. A hospital pad consisting of resilientmaterial traversed by channelsadapted to receive inserts therein, said channels being open at the topfor the purposes stated.

4. The combination of resilient pad traversed by longitudinal andtransverse channels below the upper surface thereof, and having openingsfrom the intersections of said channels to said upper surface andpassages in the intersecting walls between the channels, and an airtight enclosure attached to the bottom of said pad enclosing bedsprings, an airsupply tube connected to said enclosure, said pad havingair holes through the bottom thereof into said channel's, and damperscontrolling said last mentioned air holes.

5. A pad made of resilient material having cells therein open at thetop, and means to deliver fluid into said cells.

6. The combination with a cellular ad, of a fluid tight enclosure underthe t-tom thereof and communicating with the cells, 1 and means to sup1y fluid to the cells.

In testimony wiel'eof, I do affix my signature.

JOSEPH MAUSSER.

